What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at OpenArc, LLC.?
OpenArc - Empowering Your Career. As a leading IT staffing firm, we are dedicated to connecting talented professionals with your ideal opportunities. We are currently seeking a qualified Project Manager to join our client’s organization and contribute to their ongoing success.
Job summary
We are seeking a Project Manager with strong hands-on experience managing projects and workflows within a Jira environment. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, process-driven, and skilled at coordinating across IT and business teams to ensure project alignment, transparency, and timely delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Create, manage, and track project work through Jira, ensuring tasks, timelines, and dependencies are clearly defined and updated.
- Develop and refine Jira workflows and processes to drive efficiency, visibility, and automation across teams.
- Coordinate with IT and cross-functional departments to ensure project goals, milestones, and deliverables remain aligned.
- Facilitate project meetings, manage action items, and maintain accurate project documentation.
- Identify process gaps and recommend solutions to improve project execution and reporting.
- Monitor project progress and proactively escalate risks or issues to leadership.
Requirements:
- Proficiency with Jira for project creation, tracking, workflow design, and automation.
- Strong understanding of project lifecycle management, including planning, execution, and delivery.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- Experience with Confluence or other Atlassian tools.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum or hybrid project management methodologies.
- PMP, CSM, or other relevant certification a plus.
At OpenArc, we prioritize your career success and strive to build exceptional technical teams for our clients. By understanding your experience and aspirations, we ensure to present you with rewarding and fulfilling opportunities.
As an employee of OpenArc and our clients, you will be eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits package.
OpenArc is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.